Intern - Building and Sustainability Analyst
Location: GB, LND, London Bridge
Salary range: 18000-20000
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Internship
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Renewables & Environment
Function: Data Analyst

Company profile:
SHS was the first Community Interest Company to be certified as a Green Deal Assessor Organisation. This allows our qualified Green Deal Advisors to undertake and lodge Green Deal Assessment Reports, complete ECO assessments and Energy Performance Certificates.The quality control systems and technical knowledge underpin our screening survey operations and proprietary software. Along with our area based stock screening approach, this service pre-qualifies households prior to a full assessment.Our experience in working with over 3,000 households highlighted the importance of ECO grants in creating attractive propositions for households. Although we are able to offer stand-alone Green Deal Assessment Reports, we would normally work with clients to target high potential ECO areas.

Job description:
The Role:SHS is seeking a Junior Building and Sustainability Analyst with a strong interest in energy efficiency and sustainable homes. After a successful probation period (one month), the successful candidate will be offered a full-time role and officially trained as a Domestic Energy Assessor by an accredited organisation. This training will allow you to systematically carry out detailed on-site home energy efficiency and renewable energy assessments, making impartial recommendations on cost effective home improvements and behavioural change.Initially you will be trained internally to analyse buildings in order to determine their existing energy efficiency and whether they have had any sustainability work already done to them. At present this is focused predominantly around wall insulation however this may change as government policy and funding changes. This analysis will be split between desktop analysis, using various in-house and common-use internet tools and on-site analysis where you will initially shadow and learn from our experienced building surveyors.In addition to this building analysis, if desired you can also be exposed to and trained in detailed data analysis of carbon savings using Excel. This raw data is obtained from energy efficiency surveys and analysis is required in order to report on a property's carbon savings potential and therefore its potential value to our business.

Requirements:
You will be a hard working and diligent individual who is comfortable working at speed with good accuracy. You should be a fast learner who is as comfortable working in a team as individually. You will be working in a team of experienced people who are happy to pass on their knowledge so you should feel confident in asking questions where required as well as inputting ideas where appropriate. You will ideally have knowledge and reasonable experience in the use of Excel (some knowledge in the use of pivot tables and regression analysis tools would be beneficial for the data analysis but this is not crucial as it can be taught). Knowledge of domestic energy efficiency is also an advantage but not essential as SHS provides the necessary training.Desired background:You should hold a degree (2.1 or higher) from a recognised university, ideally in a related course (e.g. Building Services, Sustainability, Surveying, Renewable Energy, Maths / Science)You should have a genuine interest in sustainability, environmental solutions or community engagementNumerate with good analytical skillsPossess an understanding of Excel and data analysisExcellent oral and written communication skills (fluency in English essential)Good organisational and time management skillsStrong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain productive relationshipsAbility to work independently, taking initiative and ‘ownership’ of assignmentsHold a full, clean UK driver's licence

Benefits:
Candidate Benefits:This is a fantastic opportunity to join an entrepreneurial, fast-growing and dynamic organisation and work with them to become the leader in their field and potentially grow into new areas moving forward. It would really suit a hard-working, analytical individual who is interested in sustainability and excited by the prospect of working for a young, thriving organisation. As part of the team, you will gain a wider knowledge in sustainable solutions, particularly the cost-benefit implications of energy efficiency measurements and renewable energy technologies. Furthermore you will get an insight into environmental policies and the current government schemes. Finally you will gain experience and a deeper understanding of community-engagement strategies, collective thinking and what factors influence decision making within a community. Due to the nature of our parent company (Sustainable Ventures Development Partners) you will also be exposed to our other sustainable businesses that all work from the same office and potentially get the opportunity to add insight to them as they grow. These include eCar, Powervault, Canary Controls and Autotrip.